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Exploring The Solar System
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1) People from which country build the ISS?
A
China
B
the Unites States of America
C
the former Soviet Union
D
over 15 nations including the US and Soviet Union
2) Space stations are _______.
A
space probes
B
rockets
C
space ships
D
satellites
3) How is the power provided to the ISS?
A
nuclear fusion
B
batteries delivered by each new crew
C
solar power
D
wind power
4) Organisms on Earth receive energy from _____.
A
the Sun
B
water
C
the Earth itself
D
chemicals
5) How does the atmosphere protect life on Earth?
A
burns up meteoroids
B
all of the above
C
maintains temperature
D
absorbs radiation
6) The Sun's energy comes from _____.
A
solar stoms
B
solar flares
C
nuclear fusion
D
nuclear fission
7) To which planets have scientists sent space probes?
A
Earth and Pluto
B
Venus and Pluto
C
Mars and Pluto
D
Venus and Mars
8) Spacecrafts and space suits shield astronauts from which of the following?
A
both solar radiation and particles
B
solar particles
C
solar radiation
D
gravity
9) Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system?
A
Venus
B
Earth
C
Mercury
D
Mars
10) On a long trip, what do spacecrafts do to supply astronauts with oxygem?
A
They stop at other planets that contain oxygen to refresh oxygen reserves.
B
They have a small forest on board to recycle air.
C
They pass electric current through water and separate oxygem from the hydrogen.
D
They must carry all the oxygen they need with them in tanks as a gas.
11) The gas giants are mostly made of ____.
A
hydrogen and nitrogen
B
hydrogen and oxygen
C
helium and hydrogen
D
hyrdogen and carbon
12) An artifical satellite is a spacecraft that ____.
A
is built by humans and orbits another object
B
is naturally occurring
C
designed to like a moon
D
completes only one orbit
13) A space probe is a spacecraft that ____.
A
orbits Earth
B
is the ISS
C
built and launched by humans and gathers information and sends it back to Earth
D
completes only one orbit
14) When deciding if a place beyond Earth holds any possibility for life, which two things are most looked for by astrobiologists?
A
liquid water and oxygen
B
frozen water and carbon
C
liquid water and carbon
D
frozen water and oxygen
15) Which planet has the fastest winds in the solar system?
A
Uranus
B
Jupiter
C
Earth
D
Neptune
16) Which statement is true about the temperature of stars?
A
the coldest stars are blue and the hottest stars are red
B
the coldest stars are yellow and the hottest stars are white
C
the coldest stars are white and the hottest stars are yellow
D
the coldest stars are red and the hottest stars are blue
17) rounded like an egg
A
diagonal
B
tetrahedral
C
elliptical
D
spherical
18) an object in space made of burning gas
A
terrestrial planets
B
jovian planet
C
sun
D
planetoids
19) the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
A
debris
B
dross
C
detritus
D
dregs
20) any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
A
galaxy
B
universe
C
Milky Way
D
solar system
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